Several plant pathogens severely affect crop yield and quality, thereby threatening global
food security. In order to cope with this challenge, genetic improvement of plant disease …

Bacterial blight of rice is an important disease in Asia and Africa. The pathogen,
Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), secretes one or more of six known transcription …

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), the causal agent of bacterial blight of rice, employs
the transcription activator-like effectors (TALEs) to induce the expression of the OsSWEET …

Basmati rice is famous around the world for its flavor, aroma, and long grain. Its demand is
increasing worldwide, especially in Asia. However, its production is threatened by various …

Transcription activator‐like (TAL) effectors are major virulence factors secreted by the type III
secretion systems of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc) and X. oryzae pv. oryzae …

Anti-virulence strategies are attractive and interesting strategies for controlling bacterial
diseases because virulence factors are fundamental to the infection process of numerous …

TBR225 is one of the most popular commercial rice varieties in Northern Vietnam. However,
this variety is highly susceptible to bacterial leaf blight (BLB), a disease caused by …

Abstract Background Most plant-pathogenic Xanthomonas bacteria harbor transcription
activator-like effector (TALE) genes, which function as transcriptional activators of host plant …

Research on a few model plant–pathogen systems has benefitted from years of tool and
resource development. This is not the case for the vast majority of economically and …

In the southern of China, precipitation is abundant during the grape growing season, which
results in lower sugar content, and finally reduces the quality and yield of grape berries and …